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TechWhirl (TECHWR-L) is a resource for technical writing and technical communications professionals of all experience levels and in all industries to share their experiences and acquire information.

For two decades, technical communicators have turned to TechWhirl to ask and answer questions about the always-changing world of technical communications, such as tools, skills, career paths, methodologies, and emerging industries. The TechWhirl Archives and magazine, created for, by and about technical writers, offer a wealth of knowledge to everyone with an interest in any aspect of technical communications.

Tech writing and tech writers are as diverse as the whole field of writing.
My experiences:
- Documentation where my sole responsibility was to describe products,
their actions, and customer interactions. Absolutely no math required.
- Documentation which was simply a 'prettier' regurgitation of engineer's
writing. Absolutely no math required.
- For a while I worked for a statistical software company. In order to
write up valid exercises, I did require rudimentary knowledge in stats
(first time this part of my university education was recalled). Some stats
math was required.
- My current tech writing job is more do-it-yourself work where I am
responsible for interpreting technical notes and self-discovering the
equipment and software. Some general arithmetic/math is helpful.
BTW, I was hired for my current position mainly because I have a highly
technical background.

So, to claim that tech writers require or do not require math is quite a
generalization because this field is quite diverse. However, there are
commonalities such as... we are all creative, problem solvers with an
interest in taking something relatively complex and breaking it down,
organizing the information, and making it easy to understand to different
target audiences. Oh yes, we enjoy writing! That is essential! :)